PELL CITY – They were all there; count ‘em -- 300 vehicles of different makes and models neatly parked in designated spaces surrounding the new McSweeney Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and Ram Dealership.

“Today is the day,” said Michael McSweeney with McSweeney Automotive Group. “We’ve opened on time.”

The new McSweeney Dealership, off of Interstate 20 on Dr. John Haynes Drive in Pell City, officially opened this morning.

McSweeney said builders, Blalock Building Company, did not expect to finish the construction of the new facility until the second week of January.

“We asked them to hurry up,” McSweeney said. “They actually finished two weeks ahead of schedule. They did such a great job.”

The dealership opened with 100 used vehicles and 200 new vehicles on its spacious lot.

McSweeney said their dealership had all vehicles stored in Talladega and began bringing the fleet of new and used vehicles to Pell City last week. Around 20 drivers worked two days bringing all the vehicles to the new Pell City dealership on Thursday and Friday.